Narrative:

We were cleared to land runway 9R at lakeland at approximately AM30 to AM45 local time apr/tue/92. Temporary runway 9L (taxiway) was in use (sun and fun). After landing, tower cleared us up þrwy 5 expedite, no delay to the end.þ upon reaching runway 5 a man in an orange uniform with 2 batons got in front of us and gave us the universal signal to stop þnow.þ having been taught since day 1 of my flying training, that the tower ground control is in charge of the operations of the airport, we opted to adhere to the verbal clearance given over the radio to us, not the man on the ground. The man had to þduckþ under the wing to keep from being struck by the wing. Before the flight, both pilots reviewed the advisory concerning operations at the air show. It mentioned people in orange shirts signaling aircraft, but in no way mentioned they were in total control of the ground operations. Upon talking with the man we almost hit, he said, and I quote: þyes, she (ground control) did clear you up þ5þ to expedite to the end, and she should not have.þ it needs to be made clrer that, at those special functions, i.e. Þair showsþ that actual tower personnel are on the ground and þin charge,þ i.e., total control per the FAA.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF LTT CORP ACFT DID NOT ADHERE TO STOP INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY ARPT GND PERSONNEL RESULTING IN A NEAR MISS INJURY OF AN OFFICIAL GND PERSON.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 9R AT LAKELAND AT APPROX AM30 TO AM45 LCL TIME APR/TUE/92. TEMPORARY RWY 9L (TAXIWAY) WAS IN USE (SUN AND FUN). AFTER LNDG, TWR CLRED US UP þRWY 5 EXPEDITE, NO DELAY TO THE END.þ UPON REACHING RWY 5 A MAN IN AN ORANGE UNIFORM WITH 2 BATONS GOT IN FRONT OF US AND GAVE US THE UNIVERSAL SIGNAL TO STOP þNOW.þ HAVING BEEN TAUGHT SINCE DAY 1 OF MY FLYING TRAINING, THAT THE TWR GND CTL IS IN CHARGE OF THE OPS OF THE ARPT, WE OPTED TO ADHERE TO THE VERBAL CLRNC GIVEN OVER THE RADIO TO US, NOT THE MAN ON THE GND. THE MAN HAD TO þDUCKþ UNDER THE WING TO KEEP FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE WING. BEFORE THE FLT, BOTH PLTS REVIEWED THE ADVISORY CONCERNING OPS AT THE AIR SHOW. IT MENTIONED PEOPLE IN ORANGE SHIRTS SIGNALING ACFT, BUT IN NO WAY MENTIONED THEY WERE IN TOTAL CTL OF THE GND OPS. UPON TALKING WITH THE MAN WE ALMOST HIT, HE SAID, AND I QUOTE: þYES, SHE (GND CTL) DID CLR YOU UP þ5þ TO EXPEDITE TO THE END, AND SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE.þ IT NEEDS TO BE MADE CLRER THAT, AT THOSE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS, I.E. þAIR SHOWSþ THAT ACTUAL TWR PERSONNEL ARE ON THE GND AND þIN CHARGE,þ I.E., TOTAL CTL PER THE FAA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.